Alex Totkova ticks Crystal Vein (8B)
"After the past WC’s I knew I wanted to make that boulder, to restart a bit in nature. Made one session last year in September and these days I had 2 night-morning sessions to do it between the preparation for future comps. I am mostly happy that mentally I persevered. I knew I could send it through it in that short time. It was just patience. Something similar to competitions. Fell 2 times from the Top and then realised I made the wrong beta with my left hand for this move. It was a small correction but totally at the right time… Rila mountain has been my lovely place since childhood not only because of the amazing rocks but also from the beautiful monastery."
Jernej Kruder sends Martin Krpan (9a) sans knee pads
Jernej Kruder, who won the Boulder World Cup in 2018, has done Martin Krpan (9a) in Mišja Peč. “I would like to expose something here: I spent many tries on t…
Alex Megos reports on Instagram that after a disappointing performance at the Olympics, he traveled to Flatanger and in just five sessions he was able to compl…
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Six years after partnering with 8a.nu, we’re excited to announce the unification of the 8a.nu website and the Vertical-Life app into a single platform: Vertical…
Deutschland Meutschland 8Cc FA by Niki Rusev (15)
Niki Rusev, the 2021 Combined European Champion, has done the FA of Deutschland Meutschland (8C) in Rila Monastery. It is 24 moves roof climbing that took the 1…
Japanese double *2 for Juniors in Dallas
Alex Totkova from Bulgaria won Girls U-18 in the Youth World Championship in Dallas ahead of Sara Copar from Slovenia on countback as both topped the final rout…
Alex Totkova, 18, does Ora Estete (8c)
Alex Totkova, who last year won the Youth World Championship, has done Ora Estete (8c) in Vratsa, after four sessions of work. In 2020, at age 15, she sent Vict…
Deutschland Meutschland 8Cc FA by Niki Rusev (15)
Niki Rusev, the 2021 Combined European Champion, has done the FA of Deutschland Meutschland (8C) in Rila Monastery. It is 24 moves roof climbing that took the 1…
Japanese double *2 for Juniors in Dallas
Alex Totkova from Bulgaria won Girls U-18 in the Youth World Championship in Dallas ahead of Sara Copar from Slovenia on countback as both topped the final rout…
Alex Totkova, 18, does Ora Estete (8c)
Alex Totkova, who last year won the Youth World Championship, has done Ora Estete (8c) in Vratsa, after four sessions of work. In 2020, at age 15, she sent Vict…
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Janja Garnbret reports with an Instagram video that she has done the first female ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Bügeleisen sit-start (8C) in Maltatal. Two years…